Context
The swarm rapidly converged on the M4 Daemon Orchestrator shape (#11076 -> #11077) without capturing alternative divergence. This exposed a process gap where the Ideation Sandbox fails to prevent premature convergence. The operator explicitly halted execution on #11077 until this guard is in place (Priority 0).
The Problem
The ideation-sandbox states that discussions shouldn't be a holding pen, but it lacks structural enforcement. Without a hard guard, agents skip divergent thinking (the Double Diamond pattern) and file execution Epics based on the first plausible idea, leading to substrate accretion without robust validation.
The Architectural Reality
.agents/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md.agents/skills/epic-review/references/epic-review-workflow.md
The Fix
Implement the "Double Diamond Guard" (Option C synthesized with Opus's Cycle 3 ACs from Discussion #11079). This introduces a mandatory divergence matrix for high-blast-radius work with strict pre-requisites to ensure the matrix is authentic, not retroactive paperwork.
Acceptance Criteria
Out of Scope
- Applying the strict matrix mandate to low-blast-radius, standalone tickets.
Avoided Traps
- Document-gate-only: A matrix without falsifying sources or cycle-time checks is just retroactive paperwork. Requiring it before OQ resolution and demanding falsifying sources makes it a process-gate.
Related
- Discussion #11079
- Epic #11077 (Blocked until this is resolved)
Origin Session ID
d0b69096-4255-406a-9273-2dceae1381a0
Context The swarm rapidly converged on the M4 Daemon Orchestrator shape (#11076 -> #11077) without capturing alternative divergence. This exposed a process gap where the Ideation Sandbox fails to prevent premature convergence. The operator explicitly halted execution on #11077 until this guard is in place (Priority 0).
The Problem The
ideation-sandboxstates that discussions shouldn't be a holding pen, but it lacks structural enforcement. Without a hard guard, agents skip divergent thinking (the Double Diamond pattern) and file execution Epics based on the first plausible idea, leading to substrate accretion without robust validation.The Architectural Reality
.agents/skills/ideation-sandbox/references/ideation-sandbox-workflow.md.agents/skills/epic-review/references/epic-review-workflow.mdThe Fix Implement the "Double Diamond Guard" (Option C synthesized with Opus's Cycle 3 ACs from Discussion #11079). This introduces a mandatory divergence matrix for high-blast-radius work with strict pre-requisites to ensure the matrix is authentic, not retroactive paperwork.
Acceptance Criteria
ideation-sandbox-workflow.md§5 updated to mandate a Double Diamond divergence matrix for Epics, Skill creations, and substrate changes (recommended for standalone tickets).[RESOLVED_TO_AC]tags are applied.epic-review-workflow.mdStage 2 is updated to act as a backstop: rejecting Epics originating from Discussions that lack the upstream matrix.Out of Scope
Avoided Traps
Related
Origin Session ID
d0b69096-4255-406a-9273-2dceae1381a0